Trio Of Ada Men Charged With Robbery
Ada police and Fort Smith authorities moved on three Ada men Joel Carson Floyd Boyd and Frank Conley after a Conway area holdup of a Fort Smith bottling company truck driver Lonnie Hays. Hays said the trio robbed him of cash and Coca Cola bottles then tied him to a tree before fleeing. Investigators linked the suspects to other area robberies and recovered items including a pistol and a car license plate.
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Conway
Ark
J. Summers
Ada
Okla
Jonnie Hayes
Bottling Company
Hayes
Clinton
Summers
Floyd Boyd
Joe Carson
Frank Conley
Heriff
Jack Pace
Fort Smith
Lonnie Hays
Joel, Carson
Arkansas
George F. Hartje
Sebastian County
Lree
J. 3. Summers
Hays
Clinton Ark
van Buren
Sheenie Gray
Gray
Carson
Te Taxi
Boyd
Conley
Land
Roy Keller
Nome
Keller
Calvin
McAlester
The Pessimist By Mom Hranks, JF
A humorous note on fashion and safety from Mom Hranks mocks overdone collision insurance. The quip suggests a feller with dresses risks too much collision coverage, reflecting a witty social aside.
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Mom Hranks, JF
Damages Sought By Leon Bullock Explosion Victim
Leon Bullock sues C. H. Hodges for 5504.20 in district court over a gas explosion at a Y southeast of Ada last November 5. Bullock, severely burned, claims Hodges owned the residence and hired a plumber to pipe it for gas. The suit seeks 5000 for physical and mental anguish and 504.20 for medical, hospital, and lost wages, with details of earnings and expenses.
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Leon Bullock
C. H. Hodges
Ada
Bullock
Hodges
Bulleck
Small Tornado Strikes State Causes Minor Farm Damage
A small tornado crossed northeastern Okmulgee county Wednesday night bringing rain and hail. The storm damaged a barn roof and fence at a Bald Hill farm, with the center about 50 yards from the barn. It also touched pasture land northeast of Okmulgee and west of Muskogee. Rain totals reached 0.48 inches at Blackwell and up to 1 inch at Enid as thundershowers spread across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okmulgee
K. L. Gill
Bald Hill
Muskogee
Blackwell
Enid
Whitney Says Blames His For Failure On Himself
New York March 9 JP Richard Whitney senior partner of the brokerage firm Whitney & Co and five times president of the New York Stock Exchange admitted full responsibility for conditions causing the firms failure He absolved partners and offered to face consequences The suspension of the firm shocked Wall Street and raised questions about the exchange old guard and governance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
Whitney
Financial District
Robert J. Rosenthal
Rosenthal
New York Yacat Club
Kila Baggin McKee
Francis G. Caffey
Joseph Lorenz
Wall Street
Richard Whitney & Co
Caffey
Lorenz
Exchange
Wall Streevers
Stock Exchange
Vive Years Whitney
The
Charles 2 Gay
Old Guard
Insurgence
Gay
Board of Governors
Kite String Fault Triggers Brief Power Outage Near Glass Plant
A kite string touched a 13 000 volt live line near the glass plant Tuesday afternoon, briefly cutting power. OG&E crews responded three times to disconnect kite strings while a local manager urged youths to fly kites away from lines.
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Og&e
Tom Kelly
Feeder Airmail Plane To Visit Ada On March 12
The feeder airmail plane will arrive in Ada at 3:30 PM and depart twenty minutes later, marking Ada’s first direct airmail service. The stop ties to a statewide demonstration and the Southwest Aviation conference in Oklahoma City March 11 and 12, with high postal officials from Washington in attendance.
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Ada
Southwest Aviation Conference
Oklahoma City
Washington, D
Norman Howard Post Plans New Legion Hut
Norman Howard Post No. 72 of the American Legion began work on plans for a new hut. A Friday meeting formed a committee led by Oscar Hatcher to negotiate a site and building details with the auxiliary to assist. A Legion birthday party is set for March 15 with arrangements for refreshments and entertainment.
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Norman Howard Post
Legion
No. 72
The
American Legion
Oscar Hatcher
Carl Portman
Harry Scheinberg
Harold Constant
Luke Dodd
Percy Armstrong
Gene Augustus
the Legion
Auxiliary
Pontotoc County Faces 14 Percent Cotton Acreage Cut
Pontotoc County cotton acreage faces a 14 percent reduction under a drop control program to be voted on March 12. County agent W. B. Johnson estimates the state allotment gives Pontotoc about 20 383 acres, roughly 89 percent of 1987 planted acres, with Oklahoma allowed 86 percent of 1937 planted acreage. Farmers statewide vote Saturday. a two thirds majority approves the plan, which would limit base cotton and affect farm land use.
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Pontotoc County
W. B. Johnson
State
Oklahoma
Cotter
Johnson
Pontice County
Distribution Of Certified Seed Corn To County 4-H Clubs
The county 4-H seed corn program begins soon with Ada Kiwanis backing a project started last year. Participants must return 20 ears to the club. enough corn was returned to plant 100 acres, enabling another 100 youths to plant one acre each with Silvermine and Reed's Yellow Damp. Last year’s participants retain seed, and a county 4-H rally is set for April 18 to select state representatives for the Stillwater roundup in August.
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Kiwanis Club
Ada Kiwaneis Club
Mentoers
J. B. Hill
Stillwater
Woman recounts murder motive over alleged assault
A 21-year-old New York mother of two admitted killing her husband, 37, on Halloween night after he allegedly forced himself on her. She described a dazed struggle, grabbing her patrolman husband’s service revolver and firing three times as he attacked her, saying she remembered little beyond pleading with him to stop and her attempt to protect her children.
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New York
Michael Ryan
Hite
Patricia
Hy Bennett Salomon
Sex Injected Into Treason Murder Trials In Russia
Moscow reports that the treason murder trial touched on romance as former secret police head Yagoda was said to be in love with the wife of one of the men he confessed killing. A communique noted Yagoda testified he killed Maxim Peshkoff, son of Maxim Gorky, for personal and conspiratorial aims.
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Moscow
Gehrikh Yagoda
Secret Police
Tempht
Yagoda
Maxim Peshkoff
Maxim Gorky
Kom
Marriage Licenses Issued By County Court Clerk Wednesday
Three marriage licenses were issued from the court clerk's office on Wednesday. The couples are Luther Brown of Coats, 25, and Lucille Knee of Adam, 39. Wilhelm, 39, and Mildred Sanders of Snomac, and Lenard Nichols, 29, and Latha Tallant of Roff.
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Luther Brown
Coats
Lucille Knee
Adam T. J. Wilhelm
Mildred Sanders
Snomac
Lenard Nichols
Latha Tallant
Roff
Surtax on Family Owned Businesses Rejected in House
The House voted 190 to 124 to remove a provision for a surtax on closely held family businesses from the administration tax bill, halting further action and complicating White House approval. Democrats considered substitutes to raise the projected 20 to 45 million dollars, while Chairman Doughton warned of a veto but later said the president would insist on revenue-neutral tax measures.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Doughton
D. N. Car
Roosevelt
Moore Employers Celebrate Record Safe 220 Man Work Crew
E H Moore Inc honors a 30 day oil field stretch with zero fatalities among a large crew in Fitts field. Pete Ackley promises a banquet, delayed until his return from California, as Ralph Howard leads safety remarks and Philip Wimish serves as toastmaster. The Ada News notes no deaths in four and a half years since Ackley joined, despite prior injuries.
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E. H. Moore, Inc
Moore
Pete Ackley
Ackley
California
Fitts Field
Eugene Ford
Rodiguez
Gonzales
Oklahoma lawyers hail Supreme Court Wyoming ruling on Indian land tax
Oklahoma City March 9 Pi Attorneys say the Wyoming decision boosts their bid to recover millions from the federal government for Indian land tax exemptions. C W King and Albert C Hunt seek 100000 for alleged losses and will push claims in Congress. They note the ruling may widen taxable oil and gas produced on restricted lands.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
United States Supreme Court
Wyoming
Supreme Court
C. W. King
Albert C. Hunt
Hunt
King
Congress
Three Sentenced By Murrah After Pleading Guilty
In Muskogee on March 9 UPI reports federal District Judge A P Murrah sentenced Charles Robbins and his son Otho to two years each in the El Reno reformatory for conspiracy to violate counterfeit laws. Mrs Otho Robbins, 14, refused parole to an uncle and had her sentence deferred until tomorrow. Matthew DeWitt received one year at Leavenworth. John H Brown’s sentence was set for Monday. All residents of Seminole County.
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Muskogee
UPI
Federal District
A. P. Murrah
Nith
Matthew DeWitt
Leavenworth
John H. Brown
Seminele County
Magnolia Well No.1 Augustana turns into oil producer near Stonewell
Magnolia Petroleum No.1 Augustana SW SW NE 24-27 drilled as saltwater disposal but yielded 2,736 barrels last Wednesday with initial hourly rates of 144 124 112 and 104 barrels after acidizing Hunton lime. Gas estimated 3.2 million cubic feet daily. Located three miles south of Stonewell, it opens a new pool. Magnolia No.3 Reed NE SW NE 26-5-7 achieved Cromwell sand production after backplugging with about 19 barrels per hour. Magnolia No.1 Augustana awaiting further acid treatment after showing oil in the Hunton.
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Magnolia Petroleum Company
Augustana
Swc
Hunton
Stonewell
Magnolia
Reed
Cromwell
Fitts
Delay Granted In Mexican Oil Wage Dispute
Seventeen British and American oil firms received a stay in a labor dispute after Judge Manuel Bartlett extended an arbitration stay to Saturday. The ruling, upheld by the Supreme Court, grants wage and benefit increases totaling about 12 million dollars annually for 18,000 employees, which the companies say is economically impossible. President Lazaro Cardenas cited ongoing uncompromising stance by the firms, framing the pause as a chance for true political and economic independence. If made permanent, the case returns to its starting point.
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Mexico City
Manuel Bartlett
First District Court
Bartlett
Arbitration Board
Supreme Court
Lazaro Cardenas
Mexico
Rising demand of taxpayers drives local government revolt
Norman Oklahoma March 9 Dr H V Thornton associate professor of Government at the University of Oklahoma told a site conference on local government a growing revolt against local government is caused by taxpayers demand for efficient administration He said tax totals will rise and the taxpayer will expect higher efficiency in public revenues The conference drew about 120 representatives of local government and suggested closer coordination of state and local functions to improve efficacy
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Norman
Okla
H. V. Thornton
University of Oklahoma
Conference On
The
University
Thornton
Oklahoma
Freight Rate Hike Falls Short of Rail Needs
Washington dispatch reports the Interstate Commerce Commission approved higher freight rates to aid railroads but the boost is seen as insufficient. Officials say overall rates rose about 5 to 6 percent, with potential annual revenue gains of 274 million dollars cited by Eastman, while rail statisticians estimate only 22 million. Presid ent Roosevelt plans a White House rail finance meeting next week with lawmakers and industry reps to decide next steps.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. J. Peiley
Association of
Ican Railroads
Joseph’ B. Eastman
Bureau of Railway Economics
Pelle
Pelley
Roosevelt
White House
Chainan
Walter M. W. Splawn
Eastman
J.C
Wheeler
Dmont
Lea Dcalif
Carl Gray
Union Pacific
George Harrison
T.C. C
Eastern Railroads
Fear Grows Over Fate of Young Kidnap Victim
New Rochelle reports mounting concern for 12-year-old Peter Levine son of prominent lawyer Murray Levine as police and federal agents pause to avoid bias while ransom notes remain unanswered. Authorities note another missing boy Bernard Rich Jr only recently found in Manhattan.
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New Rochelle
Peter Levine
Murray Levine
L Levine
Bernard Richis, Jr
Bernard
Levine
Manhattan
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Massachusetts
State House
C. A. Hodges
the Associated Press
Spain
M. P's
Russia
Murrah
Magnolia Well
Stonewall
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